Stock Based Compensation (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Oct. 03, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock-based compensation expense and allocation by cost [Table Text Block]

Stock-based compensation expense is reflected in Cadence’s condensed consolidated income statements for the three and nine months ended October 3, 2015 and September 27, 2014 as follows:

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	October 3, 2015		September 27, 2014		October 3, 2015		September 27, 2014
	(In thousands)
Cost of product and maintenance	$	662	$	633	$	1,789	$	1,600
Cost of services	968		926		2,615		2,338
Marketing and sales	5,764		5,930		16,447		15,086
Research and development	12,847		11,580		35,625		30,948
General and administrative	3,876		3,808		11,205		10,846
Total stock-based compensation expense	$	24,117	$	22,877	$	67,681	$	60,818